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JULIUS CAESAR. AR Denarius (3.76 gms), Rome Mint; P. Sepullius Macer, moneyer, lifetime issue, 44 B.C. NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5.
Cr-480/13; CRI-107d; Syd-1074. Obverse: Wreathed and veiled head right; Reverse: Venus standing left, with head lowered, holding victoriola and scepter; shield to right. This highly desirable example of a Julius Caesar Denarius was struck near the end of his life, likely being minted less than two months before his murder on the ides of March. The legends on this coin give Caesar's title "Dict Perpetvo" or, roughly in English: "dictator for life." The unprecedented amassment of power by Julius Caesar frightened a number of Senators, notably M. Junius Brutus, into action in order to save the Roman Republic from a tyrant. Instead, this assassination resulted in a protracted civil war and, ultimately, the final end of the Roman Republic. This piece has some of the strongest details possible for the type, and is free from any of the common flaws suffered. An overall argent color coats the surfaces, which bounds light, though somewhat reservedly. Very RARELY do coins present an opportunity to hold as much history in one's hands as is packed into this piece.
Ex: Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000
Cr-480/13; CRI-107d; Syd-1074. Obverse: Wreathed and veiled head right; Reverse: Venus standing left, with head lowered, holding victoriola and scepter; shield to right. This highly desirable example of a Julius Caesar Denarius was struck near the end of his life, likely being minted less than two months before his murder on the ides of March. The legends on this coin give Caesar's title "Dict Perpetvo" or, roughly in English: "dictator for life." The unprecedented amassment of power by Julius Caesar frightened a number of Senators, notably M. Junius Brutus, into action in order to save the Roman Republic from a tyrant. Instead, this assassination resulted in a protracted civil war and, ultimately, the final end of the Roman Republic. This piece has some of the strongest details possible for the type, and is free from any of the common flaws suffered. An overall argent color coats the surfaces, which bounds light, though somewhat reservedly. Very RARELY do coins present an opportunity to hold as much history in one's hands as is packed into this piece.
Ex: Jonathan K. Kern Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000